Applecross

[gnasher16 30,470]

Somebody was telling me about a program that was on Tv a few years ago about a bloke who pitched up in this place Applecross on the west coast of Scotland just him and his dog and some pigs etc and just lived off the land for months at a time.......does it ring any bells with anyone ?.....what the program was called ?

[thebiggerdog 160]

monty halls great escape

[Astanley 11,580]

I enjoyed Monty halls programme . but he hardly "piched up and lived off the land " Gnash , spent a good bit doing an old cottage type thing up , kept a few chickens and pigs , grew a bit of veg , his dog was just a companion , he got involved with the locals and it was a decent programme . but not a self sufficiency type show

[gnasher16 30,470]

Right ok gotcha ta chaps

 

Just came back from a few days in the mountains and fancy myself as a bit of a Grizzly Adams so thought id see how folk who know what they are doing do it

[pesky1972 5,350]

Somebody was telling me about a program that was on Tv a few years ago about a bloke who pitched up in this place Applecross on the west coast of Scotland just him and his dog and some pigs etc and just lived off the land for months at a time.......does it ring any bells with anyone ?.....what the program was called ?

As has been said, it was Monty Hall's Great Escape. Clip below gives a bit of a flavour for what he had up there. He basically relocated to a remote village in North West Scotland and, from memory, scratched a bit of living what with keeping a few hens and pigs and growing a bit of veg.., and a bit of bartering with the locals.

 

The North West coast of Scotland is, IMHO, one of the most beautiful places on the entire planet, but I don't think that I could spend my life up there. I'd love to be in a postion to do something like he did for a year. Live in a remote place like Applecross for a full year through the four seasons, raising a few animals and crops...., getting right back to basics. I think it would be great to live for a while without ever really having to worry about what time it was..., or even what day of the week it was.

 

[TOMO 26,801]

Yen I enjoyed that program

[gnasher16 30,470]

Thanks for that Pesky seems theres a fair bit of him on Youtube i,ll have a flick through....quite an interesting chap.........my attempt wouldnt be anywhere with weather quite as harsh as Scotland but will be good to get some general ideas cheers

[steve66 3,562]

Think he's doing a programe soon living in the amazon , enjoyed the Scotland programe but it soon became obvious that he had money behind him and wasn't really roughing it

But still a good programe

[WILF 47,662]

That's what I am doing, cutting loose, taking my family and f***ing off.....it wouldn't be everyone's cup if tea but I can't wait.

[Neal 1,873]

I've only been to Applecross once and that was back in the late 80s/early 90s sometime after the coastal track had been turned into a road. I stayed in a campsite with red deer wandering through it and left early in the morning via the other route (I think it's called the Bealach na Ba mountain pass...apologies if the spelling's wrong) and sat at the high point having my breakfast overlooking the Sound of Raasay and the Cuillins. Stunning!

[bunny tickler 876]

That's what I am doing, cutting loose, taking my family and f***ing off.....it wouldn't be everyone's cup if tea but I can't wait.

fair play to you , i hope all works out fine for you all , a few weekends a year i get the basha out a bit of kit take my rods & spend quality time on the coast ok not the same but cant beat a bit of freedom from the rat race

[gnasher16 30,470]

 

That's what I am doing, cutting loose, taking my family and f***ing off.....it wouldn't be everyone's cup if tea but I can't wait.

fair play to you , i hope all works out fine for you all , a few weekends a year i get the basha out a bit of kit take my rods & spend quality time on the coast ok not the same but cant beat a bit of freedom from the rat race

 

Same here i kind of missed out on all the camping stuff that young boys do with their mates so im making up for it now .....probably get some odd looks a couple of burly cockneys pitching up in the mountains of Cyprus for a few months at a time but f**k it you only live once !

[mackem 27,573]

I remember that program,I remember thinking he was financially well buffered from the reality and hardship of self sufficiency,wasnt he the guy who used a RIB to get up and down sea lochs?The last time I filled a RIB up it cost a small fortune,it must be easy street to be financed by a production budget.

[bunny tickler 876]

I remember that program,I remember thinking he was financially well buffered from the reality and hardship of self sufficiency,wasnt he the guy who used a RIB to get up and down sea lochs?The last time I filled a RIB up it cost a small fortune,it must be easy street to be financed by a production budget.

yes ,a bit like hugh fearnly whitingstalls river cottage ,like a numpty i followed it for a long while untill i realised hes a multi millionare with wife & kids liveing in a huge house ha ha ,i believe his parents are mega rich

[mackem 27,573]

Exactly mate,another born on the right side of the tracks who didnt do it as a lifestyle choice but saw a niche in the media market and exploited it,HFW is a businessman,look at the cost of his rivercottage courses ,they aint cheap for a weekend,he might come across as a mildly eccentric bumbling upper class country yokel type but its all contrived and he is sharp as a scalpel blade.